Category: JCN Newswire

Eisai: Anti-MTBR (Microtubule Binding Region) Tau Antibody E2814 is Selected on Clinical Study for Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Disease by Dian-Tu

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TOKYO, Mar 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that anti-microtubule binding region (MTBR) tau antibody E2814, which was created from collaboration research between Eisai and University College London, has been selected by the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU) led by Washington University School of Medicine in […]

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Grants Orphan Drug Designation in Japan to Anti-Cancer Agent Lenvima (Lenvatinib) With Prospective Indication for Uterine Body Cancer

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TOKYO, Mar 12, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received orphan drug designation for LENVIMA (generic name: lenvatinib mesylate), the orally available multiple receptor kinase inhibitor discovered by Eisai, with a prospective indication for uterine body cancer, by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). […]

Fujitsu, Kyoto University Develop Explainable AI Verification System for Estimating Disease-Causing Potential of Genetic Mutations

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TOKYO, Mar 11, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and a Kyoto University research group led by Professor Yasushi Okuno of the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, has developed an AI verification system called “MGeND Intelligence”. When the genetic mutation(1) information of a patient is input into this system, its ability […]

Fujitsu Develops AI Model to Determine Concentration During Tasks Based on Facial Expression

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KAWASAKI, Japan, Mar 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced the successful development of a new, general purpose AI model for estimating concentration levels that can capture and quantify with high accuracy the degree of concentration when a person is performing various tasks. The model accomplishes this by detecting subtle […]

Fujitsu Launches Data-Driven Social Creation Platform in Joint Project with 9 Universities and 2 Research Institutes

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TOKYO, Mar 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the completion of its Data-Driven Social Creation Platform to contribute to the realization of the Japanese government’s Society 5.0 concept(1), which presents a vision of a new, data-intensive society. The new platform commenced operations on March 9, 2021, and will be jointly […]

Fujitsu and RIKEN Complete Joint Development of Japan’s Fugaku, the World’s Fastest Supercomputer

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TOKYO, Mar 9, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – 1. Overview Fugaku is Japan’s supercomputer that has been developed as a core system for the innovative High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) promoted by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). In 2014, RIKEN and Fujitsu began joint development of Fugaku and completed […]

NEC Joins the CONNECT Landmark Public-private Initiative for Precision Cancer Medicine

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TOKYO, Mar 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that it has joined a landmark public-private initiative, the Norwegian Precision Cancer Medicine Implementation Consortium (CONNECT), a collaboration between 22 key public and private partners for promoting precision cancer medicine. CONNECT is one of four interconnected initiatives in Norway […]

Eisai to Present Latest Data on Pipeline Assets in the Area of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia at the 15th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

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TOKYO, Mar 5, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the latest data from its Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia pipeline, including the investigational anti-amyloid beta (Aß) protofibril antibody lecanemab (Development Code: BAN2401), will be presented at the 15th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease (AD/PD2021) to be […]

MHI Group Presents “Best Innovation 2020” Awards for Activities that Contribute to Reducing Environmental Loads

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TOKYO, Mar 5, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has determined the recipients of its 2020 “Best Innovation” awards, an in-house program to recognize activities that contribute to the conservation and protection of the global environment, and the lowering of environmental loads. The aim is to raise environmental awareness […]

Hitachi Developed the Hitachi Electronic Signature Service that Promotes to Eliminate Personal Seals with High Authenticity of Information by Blockchain Technology, and Starts Internal Operations

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TOKYO, Mar 3, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. has announced that it has developed the Hitachi Electronic Signature Service, which implements secure electronic contracts based on blockchain (distributed ledger) technology. The Service digitizes the signatures and seals of paper documents such as contracts exchanged between companies, and promotes to eliminate personal […]

Toyota Plans to Issue ‘Woven Planet Bonds’

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Toyota City, Japan, Mar 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it plans to issue “Woven Planet Bonds” to raise funds for projects that contribute to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The maximum issuance amount is planned to be a combined total of approximately 500 billion […]

Lockheed Martin and NEC Put AI to Work on Programs like NASA’s Artemis Mission

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TOKYO, Mar 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) have signed a joint collaboration agreement to extend their partnership utilizing NEC’s System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT). The companies are also finalizing a licensing agreement with a multi-year option. Across the space domain, Lockheed Martin is […]